PUPILS at Briercliffe School received certificates for safer cycling from their neighbourhood police officers.

The certificates were handed out to 45 year six children in recognition of their knowledge of cycling and practical expertise.

They were given certificates for having completed the Passport to Safer Cycling Written Module One and 13 others got certificates for completing Module 2 which is practical based.

The presentations followed a teaching package delivered by Briercliffe community beat manager PC Ian Thompson and police pommunity support officer Rachel Lonsdale.

PC Thompson said: "Developed in accordance with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Passport to Safer Cycling scheme is designed to enable young cyclists to develop a greater understanding of road usage and to ride with an improved degree of safety, thereby reducing the risk of accidents.

"All the pupils have made excellent progress and we were delighted to be able to reward their efforts by visiting the school to hand out certificates."

Pupils will now go on to complete a third module - cycling on the road.